Rishikesh is famous worldwide for yoga and rafting — but what about the rest of your day? Once the morning practice is done and the river adventure is over, there’s still a whole town waiting to be explored. Here are seven ways to experience Rishikesh beyond yoga and rafting — calm, creative, musical, and yes,
At Aavya, our three-day pottery retreats are designed as a gentle immersion into creativity, healing, and stillness. Each day unfolds like a rhythm — balancing movement, art, meditation, and free time — all held in the quiet embrace of the Tapovan hills. Begin the Day with Movement Your mornings start early, with a choice
By Ashish Khandelwal I don’t know how to begin this without sounding like a hypocrite. Maybe I am one. Maybe we all are. Running Aavya, I’ve had a front-row seat to the contradictions of the yoga world, and I’ll admit — some days it makes me laugh, and some days it makes me want to
“I Sell Peace for a Living. Some Days I Can’t Find It for Myself.” I thought I had found freedom. I walked away from corporate life — left the security, the salary, the predictable ladder.My marriage ended.Most of the money I’d made over a lifetime was gone.Some through bad choices, some through risks that didn’t
Want to Reverse Your Age by 20 Years? Forget Fitness — Fix Your Spine. Everyone’s chasing anti-ageing.Creams, supplements, gym memberships, keto, intermittent fasting, ice baths, vegan, gluten-free, cold-pressed juices… you name it. But if you really want to rewind the clock, here’s the truth no one puts on Instagram:It starts with your spine. Spinal 101
Yes, you read that right.I’m asking you to be undisciplined. For most of my life, I believed discipline was the key to every change I wanted to make.Twenty times I tried to lose weight.Thirty times I tried to quit smoking.Hundreds of promises to myself that this time I’d stick to it. None of them lasted.
Looking for the perfect pre-TTC warm-up or post-TTC wind-down? Discover why yoga students choose Aavya in Upper Tapovan—every single month. The rhythm never changes. As one month ends and another begins, clusters of tired but smiling TTC students shuffle up the hill, mats slung over shoulders, still humming the day’s chants. Their teacher-training courses at
A few days ago, I wrote a blog titled “Gambling Since Age 9.” It was raw.It was personal.And it wasn’t what most people expect from the founder of a wellness retreat. I knew that when I hit publish.And yet, I wasn’t prepared for how much it would stir — in others, and in me. People
I started gambling at the ripe old age of nine. It began with three-card poker with childhood friends. A few coins on the line. The thrill of winning — or losing — didn’t matter much. What mattered was the rush. That strange, heady cocktail of hope and fear. Adrenaline in the veins. And that feeling
I didn’t need to understand the magic of Rishikesh. I just needed to feel it. I’d been in Rishikesh for about a year. The mornings had started to slow me down, the forest trails had begun to feel like old friends, and the Gangaji—well, she had a way of showing up whether or not you
